Third Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

The third round of the negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be held in Tokyo from September 7 to September 10.

From the Japanese side, Mr. Toshiro Suzuki, Ambassador for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chief Negotiator), Mr. Nobuaki Ito, Deputy Director-General for International Trade Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and representatives from relevant ministries will attend this round of meeting. From the Turkish side, Mr. Murat Yapici, Director-General for the EU Affairs (Chief Negotiator) and representatives from relevant ministries will participate.

This has been excerpted from a 1 September 2015 news item by the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry and is available in its entirety at: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2015/0901_01.html